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Chapter 2: Experience

"Hope! Get out of my strawberry patch!" Dawn yelled at the top of her lungs as she glared at the strange girl in the middle of her farm where she sat in the masses of strawberries.

Hope raised her head to look across the field of strawberries to look at Dawn. She tipped her head then scratched the back of her head with her left hand.

"But I'm not doing anything!" Hope called as she stood up.

"I don't care! I'm not very fond of people just hanging around my field! Now come here before I come over there!" Dawn yelled, clutching a hoe in her hands.

Hope blinked then shrugged then trotted across the field and over to the red headed girl. She stopped when she was in front of the annoyed girl, who was tapping her foot. It had only been three days since Hope's arrival in the town of Avilon. It was a small peaceful town. Quiet and really that not entertaining other then the festivals. One day one, Hope had went and met every single person. First, there was Dawn. A girl who lived on her own farmland, quite big too for a average pretty girl. Sure, it was strange that this girl was farming by herself and providing quite a lot of food, by that, Hope meant strawberries. Of course, she also had some pet monsters. She had two Buffamoo's, two Wooly's, two Clucky's, and two Hornets. So far, Hope only saw the girl farm strawberries and whatever the monsters produced.

Then, of course, there was Derek Long. He was the doctor of the town and was the son of Gunter Long, who happened to be the mayor. Derek was known to stay in the clinic for long periods of time and have a rude attitude towards strangers. Gunter was thirty five years old but he only looked twenty five. He had brown hair that went to his shoulders and a dark brown beard. Clear blue eyes and a rugged face, body full with muscle and bulkness. Gunter was a boastful man who had a kind heart and was quite cheerful. He often wore red cloaks.

There was Priestess Tiera who was a old lady who was the head at the church. She wore a white priestess gown all the time that fitted her image, she had wrinkles and her hands were a bit shaky. Her hair was down to her mid back and was grey with age and eyes a bit dull brown. She was kind but she did kind of hound people if she thinks they are doing the wrong thing. Then there was her beautiful fourteen year old daughter, Alora. Alora had long dark brown hair that also reached to her mid back. She had a clear kind face with green emerald eyes. She is kind like her mother and always does her best to help others, but she also tends to scold people she thinks are putting their lives in danger.

Then there was Ian, the bookworm. He ran the library along with his little sister, Zoey. He had short dark grey hair and he wore thin glasses. He had velvet eyes and his face was smooth. Being age, eighteen, you wouldn't expect him running a library but he is completely obsessed with books. He won't take his nose out of one. He hates it when you make noise in his library and will glare at you and tell you to hush. He is probably a kind person deep down though. His daughter, Zoey, was six years old. She had short green hair with shinning blue eyes. She was always out and about and getting into trouble. Innocence of a child.

Tim and Janet were brother and sister. Twins in fact. Tim had short black hair while Janet had long black hair that went passed her shoulders. They were both seventeen years old and they had light brown eyes that almost seemed golden. They looked alike but their personalitites were opposites. Tim was outgoing and adventerous, while Janet was soft spoken and would rather stay where it was safe. Tim was dimwitted and cheerful, often laughing for no apparent reason, while Janet clever and would rather laugh when it is needed to. Tim ran the bathhouse and Janet ran the general store and builds buildings for townspeople.

Lady Vanise was a sophisicated twenty five year old woman who ran the inn and the pub. She had long blonde hair with green eyes. She's clever and witty and enjoys teasing others. She is kind and she does give helpful advice. She has two fifteen year old children, Dex and Cary. Dex was known to go run off into the dungeon's. Cary is the blacksmith. Dex has dark eyes that almost seem black with a good tan, short grey hair and wears goggles around his head. Known to be hot headed and always in a rush. Never sitting still. He could be a funny guy sometimes though. Cary was a bit quiet but she was outgoing and full of life. Always full of determination and ready to beat the living stuffing out of anyone who messes with her. She has long dirty blonde hair pulled back in a low ponytail, with green eyes like her mother. She is always wearing black knights armor.

Fisherman Armstrong owns the fishhouse down at the beach. He was a muscular brute with short brown hair and brown eyes. He looked like a giant compared to everyone in town, he was about thirty six in age. He was loud mouthed and proud and never seemed to stop talking, always talking about his adventers. His eight year old son, Rick, has messy brown hair with green eyes. Quite but full of spirit and very friendly.

Lastly, there is Eion. She is a traveling merchant though she is very strange. She is also a fortune teller and has a strange aura. She is awefully quiet and is very spiritual. She has long flowing white hair that almost goes to the ground. Clear blank eyes that make her seem like she is blind but she isn't. She might say odd things but she actually has a kind heart.

There are many people to get to know and talk to, but the ones Hope mostly enjoy being with is Dawn and Derek, mostly Dawn cause she has food. Hope doesn't exactly have a home, there are no residence to sleep in and she has no money to pay the inn. But this is how she realized she has a 'talent' in sleeping in trees. She usually takes naps in a huge cherry blossom tree just next to Dawn's farm. So far, Hope is exploring the dungeons and gathering anything that is edible, works for medicine, and other items that will sell for a good price. She is trying to save her money for some decent food and a fishing pole. Hope soon snapped out of her thoughts when Dawn kept ranting on about something and then yelped in surprise.

"W-what Dawn?" Hope asked blinking at the girl who had a look of horror in her face.

Dawn pointed behind her with a shaky hand. Hope blinked then turned her head and saw a troll in the strawberry field. Hope blinked, stunned to see a monster.

"Ahh! He'll ruin the strawberries! Why I outta..... I am going to come over there and kill him!" Dawn growled as she soon tried to stomp over to the monster but Hope grabbed her shoulder and stopped her.

"Hey hey! Calm down Dawn! I'll take care of it!" grinned Hope.

Dawn looked at her with a calculating gaze and she crossed her arms. "Oh really?" she said as she raised a eyebrow.

"Ya! Leave it to me!" Hope grinned then ran over to the monster, without stepping on any of the strawberries.

Hope then unsheathed her sword, holding it with one hand and pointing it at the monster. The troll turned and glared at the girl, but she simply grinned. Before the troll could try to move, Hope hit the troll in the air with her sword, then used it to hit the monster, so hard that it flew all the way off the field. Hope then charged and with one swift blow, cut the creature in half. She watched as the monster turned into a blue sphere and then float away into the sky. She sheathed her sword and trotted back over to Dawn excitedly.

"Did you see?! Did ya did ya did ya?! I did it!" Hope said as she waved her arms wildly.

Dawn stared at her in amazement then shook her head. "Ya you did. Thanks. Now stop acting like a three year old! Even if you are a decent fighter, that doesn't give you the excuse to go waving your arms about and yelling how you defeated a troll." she said with a huff.

Hope chuckled and rubbed the back of her head with her left hand. "Ah ya....I guess your right." she said with a smile then she blinked when she found a strawberry shoved into her hands.

Dawn had her arms crossed and her eyes flickered a bit. "Well I guess you do deserve a reward for chasing that guy off. I know how much you like strawberries so I might as well give you this fresh one as payment." she said as she looked at the silver haired girl.

Hope stared at it then looked at Dawn and smiled happily. "Thank you Dawn! Thank you so much!" she said then was about to devour it but stopped and paused.

Dawn blinked and looked at her curiously. "Hey.... aren't you going to eat it? Is something wrong?" she asked.

Hope thought for a minute then she split the strawberry in half, letting its juices cover her fingers, then handed one half to Dawn with a bright smile.

"It's always best to eat with a friend." Hope said happily.

Dawn stared at her then at the strawberry. "That's my gift to you, you dingbat." she said gruffly.

"Ya I know but I want to share it with you! Take it as my thank you for being my friend and giving me some food and water when I got here. Besides, your my first friend I made here and the best." Hope said with a smile.

A blush crossed Dawn's cheeks then she looked away. After a moment, she snapped up the piece of strawberry away from Hope's hand.

"Fine..." Dawn said as she glanced at the strange girl.

Hope smiled happily then ate her half.

Dawn looked at her then at the piece of strawberry. She then, more slowly, ate hers.

"Well, I'll see you later Dawn! I promised Derek I would go and hunt down some herbs!" Hope said then started running off but she ran backwards and waved. "Goodby----" she started then she ended up falling down backwards and landing flat on her back.

Dawn stared at her and watched as Hope get back up, laugh, then say goodbye and run off into a dungeon. Such a strange girl she is.